On my Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit) machine I can't change my user account picture. I can't even change to one of the built-in pictures. My 64-bit machine doesn't have this problem.When I attmpt to change the picture I'm told it isn't the right format. Again this applies to the built-in pictures as well as my jpeg photo. So I know the pictures are OK and can only guess the problem lies else where.Both machines are members of a SBS 2011 domain.

Does anyone have any ideas?

A:Win 7 won't allow me to change user picture

First try sfc/scannow to see if Windows can repair any damaged or corrupted system files.SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker

If that doesn't work, try a repair install. If you do it correctly, you shouldn't lose any data.Repair Install

Hello I have tried to find an answer to this but cannot Lately I noticed my User Account Picture was not the picture I had selected In addition the Background Picture for my Windows Home Premium edition log on screen was changed This happened after running a program that is for exams at school which reboots your computer into a safe mode where the only program available is a rudimentary word "Change Picture Picture" User option Account No for processor I contacted the company that makes that software Examsoft and they told me how to get my default logon picture for my Windows Logon background back To address the User Account picture I No "Change Picture" option for User Account Picture went into Control Panel gt User Accounts and attempted to quot change picture quot This is not an option however for my administrator user account It is an option for my guest account I tried cloning my account without the bad dat files but that didn't work either as the new account I had created also an administrator account did not display a quot change picture quot option in control panel either I ran sfc scannow and it found no errors I am not sure what to do Has anyone encountered this Can you please help me Attached is a screen shot Thank You

A:No "Change Picture" option for User Account Picture

hi dooba, welcome to the forums ,if you have exhausted all avenues you could try a system restore prior to just before you had probs System Restore

hello i have fully activated windows 8 but when i try to change the user account pic the picture then it is high lighted and no option is seen . why it happens . not only user acount but log on screen too is unable to change/ what is the problem please help me.

I have WIndows 7 Ultimate and when I go into User Accounts in Control Panel I click on "change your picture" and I am only able to use the win7 pictures. When I click on "browse for more pictures" nothing happens.

Any ideas?

A:Unable to change User account picture

Hello Tally,

You might check to see if it opened a window that may be hidden behind another opened window. Sometimes these windows are small and can easily be covered up.

If not, then try a sfc /scannow command to see if it can find and fix any bad system files that may be responsible. Afterwards try again.

i have activated win8 but i still cant access the pc settings menu neither can i change my account picture... plz help me! thanks..

A:Can't access PC settings and change user picture

Hi naman4797 and welcome to Eightforums!

I understand you have a problem with your Windows 8 copy. It seems that you can't access the pc settings.

Unfortunately the informatie you've given in your first post is a little meagre. Can you describe in more details what you wanted to do, what you've tried, what the error messages say (if any). Also I would like know if you use the offline or cloudbased profile. And do you use Windows 8 on a desktop/ laptop/ tablet?

after i using the system control in iobit toolboxthe start menu show some problem1.the windows logo overlaps with the user name2.cannot change the acc picture,i know the basically changing method3.after i press the log off or shutdown button,the pop-up windows change to the old viewsdo anyone know how to fix this(the task bar tab problem is solved)?i believe that the toolbox have changed the registry value ,but i don't know how to change it back

Is it possible to change the local user account picture at the windows logon screen via a command prompt.

Reason I need to do this is because I have about 200 workstations where the same exact local account needs to get created and a specific user account picture needs to be applied.

A:Change user account picture via command line

I don't know about copying just the picture. Log in as an Admin on the computer with the account you want to copy and Right click My Computer/Properties/Advanced/System Profiles. Highlight the Account you want to copy (you cannot be logged into the account you want to copy) and choose Copy To. Choose a Network Share. Then Copy it to each of the computers in question that you want to have the account on. this should also include the picture.. Maybe someone can write a batch file that would send it to all of the computers in the network in one click.

I've been trying to change my user account picture in the control panel, it worked, and it showed up in the start menu, but it didn't change in the logon screen (still dell default icon). Does anybody know what's wrong?

My system is Dell precision M6600, win7pro 64-bit. My user account has administrator right (in fact I am the only user).

I recently installed Examsoft on my computer a program to take exams in law school After I installed it and rebooted my computer some weird things happened When I pressed Ctrl Alt Del the only option available was quot Switch User quot and all the other ones were gone Lock this computer Start task manager etc I eventually downloaded the registry keys that were needed to get back all the other options The options to restart shut down hibernate and sleep were also missing whe I clicked on the arrow on the start menu I also downloaded the registry key to get those back However the problem that still remains picture" user Help! accounts gone your option "Change in is that when I open Help! "Change your picture" option in user accounts gone User Accounts in control panel the option to change the user picture is gone and on the start menu the Help! "Change your picture" option in user accounts gone box that is supposed Help! "Change your picture" option in user accounts gone to contain the picture above my username is blank Also under user accounts the quot Manage your file encryption certificates quot option is also gone Does anyone know how I can get these options back Thanks

A:Help! "Change your picture" option in user accounts gone

I have no idea whether it would do any good but have you tried a System Restore ?

After right click properties on My picture folder and change a picture location in the location tab to an external hard drive in %userprofile%\My picture folder the My picture folder has disappear now from %userprofile%\ location.I went to the registry in the Shell Folder and User Shell Folder \ My Pictures REG_SZ and change back to %userprofile%\My picture value but that seem not taking effect.

I got this error message "Setting the account picture failed, please try again". I need to know how to fix this, i got this error after i browsed the pic i wanted to use, if you guys know how to fix this thing, I'll thank you here's the screenshot, I'm not using a pirated copy of this OS, please help!

A:Can't change account picture / lock screen's picture

I don't know what may happen,but I think it worth to try:First of all, go to C:\ProgramData\Microsoftand copy the Default Account Pictures folder and then rename it to any name,after this open the original Default Account Pictures folder and delete the picture and the data file which belong to the user and try to change accaunt picture

I've had a problem recently. I think it started after installing StyleXP to change my Windows visual style. I've since uninstalled StyleXP, but it has not resolved the problem.

My user picture that is usually at the top of the start menu is missing. In addition the green arrow icons and question mark icons in the User Accounts control panel are also missing (I just see red X's). I've tried changing my user picture in the control panel and it does not make a difference. I made sure to restore the default icons in StyleXP before uninstalling, but that didn't matter either.

I've since switched to Windowblinds and IconPackager. I've tried restoring default WinXP icons from IconPackager as well with no luck. Any ideas here? I'll upload some screenshots when I get back home, but I hope someone can point me in the right direction.

A:Missing user picture and icons in User Acct control panel

I've tried logging in under another user and I have the same problem. Here's a screenshot of the issue. Notice the red X's and the blank user picture box in the start menu.

i have quite a strange problem on my personal pc since the last few days. I cannot login to my useraccount(which has a transparent picture at the logon screen since a few days). I have just one workarround: if i login with my adminaccount and logoff, the userpicture of my privateaccount appears again and the login is possible.

What could this problem be related to?

greetingsNico Müller

A:Solved: Windows 7 User Account Problem(Transparent User Picture)

Good morning,

solved it. Disabled the admin account, and removed the pw of my useraccount. Kind a strange problem indeed, but seems to be solved.

Having just learned from an OLD post here that renaming a user account apparently doesn't change the order in which the corresponding logon icons appear at startup -- due to the order being apparently determined by when each folder was originally created, which was when this computer was first opened back in 2011 -- I want to be able, after creating a new user account, to migrate data from the account whose name I changed. I'd been previously suggested to try User Profile Wizard from Forensit.com... would this be a good idea, or can you suggest something different?

Having just learned from an OLD post here that renaming a user account apparently doesn't change the order in which the corresponding logon icons appear at startup -- due to the order being apparently determined by when each folder was originally created, which was when this computer was first opened back in 2011 -- I want to be able, after creating a new user account, to migrate data from the account whose name I changed. I'd been previously suggested to try User Profile Wizard from Forensit.com... would this be a good idea, or can you suggest something different?

Hey I recently started to notice some strange activity on my MacBook, and am unable to change the root user, along with this on my console the country code sometimes changes to NL without me doing so. Sometimes I also get a message on my console saying "parental controls, start observing". Is there something fishy going on ?, any help much appreciated, thanks

A:Unable to change root user and country change on console, mac osx

Please post any operating (or infection) problems to the Mac forum area, as they are not handled here ...........

I installed Win x with a user name quot user quot a long time ago At some point I changed the User's name to quot Karen quot to make it easier to spot on the home network etc The Computer Name quot Dell quot has not changed Today I wanted to connect to the computer quot Karen quot using my workgroup not a homegroup All of my other computers now share with workgroup However the computer quot I Name user the and user's the Can remove old change completely name? Karen quot does not Can I change the user's Name and completely remove the old user name? require a password to logon so when I tried to connect via the workgroup I got a popup box asking for the Credentials to Connect I need to enter the User Name and Password to connect to quot Dell quot And I and wife don't know the password Anyways I reset the password using the quot Reset Forgotten Password quot tutorial going into registry etc That worked but I still could not access the computer Karen - windows would not accept the password Running quot net users Can I change the user's Name and completely remove the old user name? quot I see that I don't have a User quot Karen quot I have a user quot user quot So i used that user name with the new password and I'm connected All is good But how do I get rid of quot user quot and replace with quot Karen quot Can this be done

A:Can I change the user's Name and completely remove the old user name?

Quote: Originally Posted by CountryBumkin

But how do I get rid of "user1" and replace with "Karen"? Can this be done?

When a new user is created in Windows, either the first user when Windows is installed or any user later on, and the new user has signed in to Windows first time, the user profile is created and named. Any later username change does not change the name of the user profile.

An example, if my ex-wife had created a user account for me on a Windows computer she had most probably named it as "Idiot". If I then later on changed my username on that computer from "Idiot" to "Kari", my profile had remained as "Idiot".

Basically, the easiest way to change this is to create a new user account and profile with the preferred name, copy the personal files and folders from C:\Users\Wrong_Username folder to C:\Users\New_Username, and delete the user Wrong_Username completely.

In your case now you can try the method told in this tutorial: User Profile Folder - Change User Account Folder Name

First time poster but I think I've done my homework on this issue This issue has similar symptoms to a problem with vista http www vistax com tutorials -user-profile-service-failed-logon-user-profile-cannot-loaded htmlHowever it is longer data at any User Service creating log Profile username failed service other on: Apparently than profile W7 picture. and is no W7: user definitely not the same issue see further Current Config HP dv - W RC x Last update up to date as of installed succesfully and should be unrelated to this issue not verified yet by a pre-update W7: User Profile Service service failed at log on: Apparently W7 is no longer creating any user profile data other than username and picture. restore Running with Admin account while diagnosing troubleshooting Currently have two working accounts one standard one admin Symptom New user accounts cannot be logged into On an attempted login to the new account the following information is displayed on the login screen quot The User Profile Service service failed the logon User profile cannot be loaded quot Windows then logs off the operator and returns to the initial user selection screen All other aspects of use are normal Current Diagnostics First attempts to resolve this problem were to recreate the new account This was attempted when logged in as both Standard and Admin This was also attempted under safe mode This has been attempted with virus protection disabled All to no difference in the symptom The similarity to the Vista issue linked above caused me to check the registry entry under HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows NT CurrentVersion ProfileList for the new profile as suggested by that link Unlike that issue there simply is no entry for the new user Examination of the new log entries from creation of account to attempted log in provides the following entries Level Date and Time Source Event ID Task Category Information PM Microsoft-Windows-Winlogon None The winlogon notification subscriber lt SessionEnv gt was unavailable to handle a notification event Warning PM Microsoft-Windows-Winlogon None The winlogon notification subscriber lt Profiles gt failed a notification event Information PM Microsoft-Windows-Winlogon None The winlogon notification subscriber lt SessionEnv gt was unavailable to handle a notification event Warning PM Microsoft-Windows-Winlogon None The winlogon notification subscriber lt Sens gt failed a notification event Error PM Microsoft-Windows-User Profiles Service None quot Windows cannot log you on because your profile cannot be loaded Check that you are connected to the network and that your network is functioning correctly DETAIL - Only part of a ReadProcessMemory or WriteProcessMemory request was completed quot Warning PM Microsoft-Windows-User Profiles General None quot Windows cannot copy file C Users Default AppData Local Microsoft Windows Live SqmApi SqmData sqm to location C Users TEMP AppData Local Microsoft Windows Live SqmApi SqmData sqm This error may be caused by network problems or insufficient security rights DETAIL - Access is denied quot Error PM Microsoft-Windows-User Profiles Service None Windows cannot find the local profile and is logging you on with a temporary profile Changes you make to this profile will be lost when you log off Warning PM Microsoft-Windows-User Profiles General None quot Windows cannot copy file C Users Default AppData Local Microsoft Windows Live SqmApi SqmData sqm to location C Users New Username AppData Local Microsoft Windows Live SqmApi SqmData sqm This error may be caused by network problems or insufficient security rights DETAIL - Access is denied quot Naturally I started with the earliest error first and decided to look to see what is going on The file that is trying to be copied is there but the destination folder does not exist As near as I can tell whatever process the User Profiles General Service is trying to perform the copy does not have sufficient access to perform the operatio... Read more

A:W7: User Profile Service service failed at log on: Apparently W7 is no longer creating any user profile data other than username and picture.

It could be this version error "User profile service..." http://www.brooks-bilson.com/blogs/rob/index.cfm/2009/1/5/Fix-for-Vistas-The-User-Profile-Service-service-failed-the-logon-User-profile-cannot-be-loadedGreat find Flav!While I didn't resolve or have the exact issue 'Brooks-bilson's had, one of the comments on this blog entry (http://www.brooks-bilson.com/blogs/rob/index.cfm/2009/1/5/Fix-for-Vistas-The-User-Profile-Service-service-failed-the-logon-User-profile-cannot-be-loaded#c42AB7AE6-0B26-9AF4-6DB3C7B226C688B4) did have a comment that worked.First I renamed the file "\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live\SqmApi\SqmData720896_00.sqm" to \Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live\SqmApi\SqmData720896_00.sqm.bakInterestingly, this failed (bolded to help skimming folks). However, actually moving the file out of the directory (effectively deleting it) did work. This file was definately related to the problem, but exactly why W7 wasn't able to copy this (such as insufficient permissions or too long name error) is still unresolved.A little bit of information about the process Vista (and presumedly W7) goes through is well laid out in the referenced blog, and I recommend it for education.Unless it pops up again, I'm considering this issue closed and won't be monitoring it. I hope everyone dealing with this W7 issue finds this helpful.Thanks again, Flav, for the find.D

i know some where stored in app data is my desktop i dont mean in the theme folder but the where the one that is in use now i change by right cliking on desktop it been disabale and now the set as desktop pictuer button has been disable so i want to over right the curret one in my app data i done this in windows XP is there way doing it in windows 7

A:Change desktop picture

It should be the TranscodedWallpaper.jpg in C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes

AppData is hidden use step 3 of this tutorial to unhide it File and Folder - Hide or Unhide

Hello everyone, so to get right to it, i want to change the main window bars (Just add a picture to them) so they are not so boring, i have used themes before so know it is possible, but unsure of how to change this single item. May be that i will have to get an entire theme again but just hoping there is a better way. so to be clear here is what i mean, on my Chrome (I have a chrome theme installed) you see the tree's on the bars, then you see my explorer frame and you see nothing but the plain old boring bar. So my question to you is, how would i go about doing this? Hope i have provided enough info, if not just ask what it is you want to know.

A:How to change the window picture.

It is quite easy actually... There are to options, one is very easy the other is hard and complicated:1. Go to Deviantart.com (Browsing Windows 7 Utilities on deviantART) and download the them you like the most.

2. Create your own custom theme. This is a lot harder because you need various programs to do that and same of the components that come with the deviantart themes to apply them like Universal them patcher etc. etc.

USER ACCOUNT – CHANGE PHOTOGo to StartControl PanelUser AccountsMake Changes to your User AccountChange your pictureChoose a new picture for your User AccountAt the bottom of the page, select ‘Browse’This takes you to Windows Explorer and you can select any image in your system from here.

Hi, I'm using "BricoPacks" for Vista on my XP computer, I'm also using "FrontMotion Login" to change my login screen. They seem to have collided removing my profile picture, but leaving my profile picture box. There is a screen shot below, can anybody please help me out on removing the box or adding a picture to it?

I'd appreciate leaving out the "Anime fanboy!" remarks, unless you are one yourself.

I am the admin on my home computer. I have only 2 or 3 user accounts - mine, Admin and guest. My account and the Admin account both have Admin permissions. At the moment, the picture for 2 accounts is an 'X'. When I try to change the picture I get Permission Denied. How do I grant myself permission to change the picture. I am logged on as myself.

This seems so simple to do, yet I can't do it. Can anyone help?

Thank you.

A:Changing Picture for User

Hmmm seems a bit weird...how about rebooting into safe mode and logging on as the default admin and changing the picture that way?

I've been using Picture password, and I tried to change the picture today. When I clicked "choose picture" in Picture Password menu, it showed this message:

"There was a failure during the enrolment process. Please try again later."

The current picture password was still available, but I could not change it. I tried removing(that I regret) the picture password and to set a new one, but it showed the same message. Now I cannot use picture password. I tested with new accounts, local and ms both, but those didn't work.

What I don't understand is that I'd been using picture password(and was still able to log on with picture password before I removed it) without any problem, but suddenly it became corrupted or something. Refreshing is never an option, how can I solve this?

A:Cannot change/create Picture Password.

Likeliest Solution is the Least Wanted Solution
Sadly, the solution that has worked for those lucky enough to find a solution has been to use Windows 8's "System Refresh" feature, which saves your documents, but rather unfortunately not much else - and restores the system files. You'd have to reinstall programs and other personalizations afterwards.

But hey, we're a tech site, so we don't give up so easily.

Many posts are popping up on tech boards, with users having the exact same picture password trouble that you are facing. Exactly the same. Many have given up, and are hoping that Microsoft will have a hotfix or an update that will fix things. Others have been experimenting with strategies for repairing the problem - and very few have been successful.

What usually doesn't work:
Creating new accounts. The theory for this generally unsuccessful try is that the users profile is somehow corrupted. It seems to me that if the users profiles were that corrupted - then the pins and alphanumeric passwords wouldn't work either ... and I've yet to see a post where the problem was solved with by creating a new user & then moving data from the old account over.

Trying different picture formats: The setup for the picture passwords is so straightforward, I haven't seen anyone yet whose problem was at all related to picture format. Most users experiencing the problem, in fact, simply had their picture password suddenly produce the "enrollment" error: they were not trying to change a picture password, they hadn't removed an older one or tried to add a new one -- the current working password just suddenly produced the error.

Enabling Services ... what one user claims solved the picture password issue
An enticing but extremely frustrating post in a picture-password thread over on the Microsoft Community forums mentions success ... by enabling services (I'll assume with the Computer Management "Services" app) ... but [heavens sakes!] the user didn't keep track off the changes & doesn't know (or can't remember) which one (or ones) fixed the issue.
Here's a quote of the post:

Quote:

Alright, so I dont know exactly what I did, but I went into SERVICES on my laptop and just started turning on any SERVICE that was disabled that seemed like a service picture password would need. Anything that dealt with user accounts, passwords, touchscreen services, etc. After that, I was able to set up both picture password and a pin. I wish I remembered which service I thought it was I started that allowed me to enroll. Sorry, I was on a mission due to the lack of response from Microsoft. I swear they posted the same sorry directions on every thread. Cya.

Following that lead, I looked around for likely suspects in the Services list. One that caught my eye was Credential Manager. I was a little surprised to see that it is not an Automatic service - by default it apparently is set to Manual. Some login programs and services depend on Credential Manager, such as those systems that come with fingerprint readers, or facial recognition readers. Such login systems require Windows Biometric Services to be running ... and one of the services it depends on is Credential Manager. --- While I couldn't find anything linking either of those services to the Picture Password feature, I imagine that it shouldn't hurt to try turning one or both of those services on - at least just long enough for testing purposes - and see if Picture Password works again.

Group Policy
For those in corporate settings, there is a Group Policy entry "Turn off picture password sign-in". That, of course, means a call to your IT help-desk. If you are not in a corporate setting, and suspect that somehow a group policy or security policy including such ... Read more

Right now My computer insists on using Picture It to open email pictures.How do I change that to either Photo editor or one of my other Photo software I have(non MS)? Using Win98 and Office 2000 Premium.

A:How to Change default picture viewer

Howdy and welcome

I assume these are pictures you have recieved in an email and have saved

using explorer navigate to one of your pictures...hold down nthe shift key and right click...select open with...then scroll to the program you wish to use and click on it to highlite it...put a dot next to always use this program and click OK

I have hotmail. People have told me that you can change the generic "person" picture icon and replace it with whatever pic you want. the pic I want to change is the icon that represents a contact

Can someone provide me a link or detailed directions on how to do that?

A:How Do I Change the contact picture in hotmail

In hot mail, look in top right corner you will see option and click on it.There you will scroll down to more options and it will open up to manage your accounts.You then can find how to change your theme or anything else you want.Hope this will help you.

How can I change lock screen background windows 10 by my picture each time I login or each day? Although I like Bing?s picture but I also want to use my picture.

A:Can I change lock screen win 10 by my picture every day?

Settings > Personalization > Lock screenYou can choose a Background here. Windows spotlight will show images that Microsoft has chosen. Picture and Slideshow let you choose your own picture(s). You can also open a photo in the Photos app, click the three dots in the top right, Set as, and then Set as lock screen.

I have what I hope is a simple question---the logon image on XP is a set of chess pieces and I would like to change it to a photo I have in my pictures. I have gone to appearances and screen saver but I am stumped as to how it can be done. I am sure there is a simple answer but I must be missing it simply by not being able to see what to click on. Thank you, any help would be greatly appreciated. [email protected]

For some unknown reason, I can't change my desktop picture. When I go into the Display Settings, everything in the Desktop tab is grayed out. I can still use the customize desktop button and the position drop-box, but I can't acutally select an image.

I've tried going through the registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System, but none of this helped. I had at one stage lost all the tabs, but I managed to retrieve them through the registry.

It's not urgent that I get the desktop tab working, it's just really annoying. If anyone has any ideas that would be great.

Hi Everyone I am stuck right now I dont know exactly what happened but my account picture on Vista randomly changed to an orange flower I can not Problem Account Picture User change it through control pannel or user settings or anything If I click on another picture to be used nothing changes I saw a thread for this problem here http www Account User Picture Problem techsupportforum com f re- html This thread listed takes you to another thread with the quot resolved quot issue The steps however that this solved thread told me to do didnt work This is the advice that worked for the others quot Another MVP had told me how to disable the new Win XP FAX and Picture Previewer by going Start gt Run gt regsvr u shimgvw dll I turned it back on with Start gt Run gt regsvr shimgvw dll quot The problem is if I run quot regsvr u shimgvw dll quot I get a notice on vista saying quot The module quot shimgvw dll quot was loaded but the entry-point DllRegister Server was not found Make sure that shimgvw dll is a valid DLL or OCX file and then try again quot I really am stuck and I dont know what to do to fix this problem Please help thanks

A:Account User Picture Problem

Have you tried a System Restore back to a point before this problem first appeared.
When you go to START have you double clicked on the Account picture and tried to change the Accont picture?
You could also try running SFC:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66...c-command.html

I want to create some Windows 8 User Account pictures in Photoshop. I understand this can be done with either .bmp or .png.

I understand that Win8 will reduce and crop, but not necessarily in a way that will produce a good picture. I am having real trouble locating the pixel dimensions that Windows 8 needs for an uncropped User Account picture. Can anyone help?

I have recently encountered a problem with my Windows 7 log-on screen. Ever since using "Tuneup Utilties" to automatically change the BACKGROUND of the log-on screen, the User Account Picture has become extremely low quality and blurry. It is not a problem with the picture resolution, even the default pictures are not blurry. I have no idea what to do. Please help.

Thank you

A:Low Quality User Account Picture

hello and welcome,that's maybe cause by your background of the logon.try to use the default background and see the logo picture,still got same issue or not.

You know how folder icons in Vista display a preview of the folders' contents? My User Folder inside C:/User, the topmost folder that contains folders such as Contacts, Desktop, Documents...etc, is displaying an image that is not in the folder. In fact, that image file shouldn't even exist in my computer as it is only the album art image of a mp3 file. I've done a search and took for hidden files, but couldn't find anything. I've also try messed with the settings in Properties/Customize, and tried to restore the icon to default but the image remains there. The only thing that makes the image disappear temperary is when I create an jpg file called folder.jpg and place it inside the User Folder, then folder.jpg gets displayed instead. But as soon as I delete folder.jpg, the original image appears again. Is there a hidden file or something that I'm not aware of?

Hello I have a problem with windows vista that I cannot figure out alone The problem is that when I try to change my user account picture to something else it always reverts back to the default orange flower picture on log off or restart it DOES change the login picture but NOT the start menu or user account pictures I have tried everything I fixed it temporarily by copying the my user account picture to C ProgramData Microsoft User Account Pictures and renaming it quot user quot but I want the ability to change it without going to that hassle I found one quot solution quot that told me to run regsvr u shimgvw dll but account Problem user with picture it gave me an error message quot The module quot shimgvw dll quot was loaded but the entry point DllUnregisterServer could not be found Please make sure quot shimgvw dll quot is a valid DLL or OCX file and try again quot or something like that Can anybody help

A:Problem with user account picture

Not to be impatient, but this thread has been up for more than 2 days by my time zone. Please don't tell me this is unfixable.

How do i get a new picture in standard user account?it never has had a picturewhen i click start/picture standard user account/add picture nothing happens-start screen goes task bar does not let me do anything.tried control panel/user accounts/manage accountsdoes not give me option add pictureany ideas?

A:Picture standard user account

Go to PC Settings > Accounts > Browse .... then click on the picture that you want to associate with your account.

My user picture is blank and I can't get it back to normal. I tried a program called ExpoTheme to custom my pc a bit. I didn't care for it so I got rid of it and now I can use default pictures. Please HELP!!!!

A:User Profile Picture Blank

Hello goldxer0, and welcome to Seven Forums.

If you have a restore point dated before this available, then you could do a system restore with it to undo and fix this.

If not, then you could try running a sfc /scannow command to see if it may help if ExpoTheme only modified a system file.

When I first start my computer a screen appears with pictures of each user's password-protected account. When I clik on one of the pictures a new screen appears with the same picture I cliked on, but the picture is about 3-4x larger. Is it possible for the account picture in the first screen ('choose account' screen) to be the same size as the account picture in the second ('password login' screen)? If so, how to do?

-thank you

A:User Account Picture Question

No, they are smaller on the first screen because there is more than one.

There was another thread here a while back that was trying to accomplish that too, through the registry, it just made everything huge.

I want to remove my user account picture (and the glass frame too), specifically from the log on screen. Is there any way I can do this?

A:Is it possible to remove the user acccount picture?

Quote: Originally Posted by BreakGuy

I want to remove my user account picture (and the glass frame too), specifically from the log on screen. Is there any way I can do this?

Hi and welcomeYes you can remove it and replace it with a default picture.1. Control Panel2. User Accounts3. Select your Account4. Select Change your Picture.5. Select your picture or find one on your hard drive and save.

Last night I was trying to find the back up files for my iPhone, and was under my user folder. I click to show hidden files, and all of a sudden, all my files from that folder disappeared.

I tried searching for the folder, but haven't had any luck. I know my files are still there. I got a hard drive from my old computer and put it in an enclosure and transferred my picture files there, but every time I try to add them to my picture folder, it says if I want to replace the files that were on there before.

I am not sure where those files are/what happened to them. I dont want to replace that folder because I also have files that were not on my old computer (mainly pictures from my iPhone that I had deleted from my phone after transferring them onto my computer and don't want to lose them).

Any help.

A:Can't See my User Files (Picture, Documents)

was it the files in the folder or the folder that disappeared?
what was the folders name?
if you try to create the folder do you get a message it exists?

Go to a cmd prompt
go to your user directory [assuming the folder was here]
type attrib and hit enter

Some time back, I set up two user accounts on my Windows 7 PC, customised to use desk top icons from my personal photo library. Now I would like to copy these images to another Windows 7 PC. Of course I cant now remember where I got them from, and whats more cant find where they are located on the first machine. Can anyone point me to the right place?

I'm looking for what I need to alter to change the glass border around your user picture form the standard blue glass to a custom red glass i've made. Anyone know which resources I need to edit? I've found the images in explorer.exe but for some reason it will not allow me to change the images. Any idea's?

A:Blue border around user picture

Quote: Originally Posted by fritz

I'm looking for what I need to alter to change the glass border around your user picture form the standard blue glass to a custom red glass i've made. Anyone know which resources I need to edit? I've found the images in explorer.exe but for some reason it will not allow me to change the images. Any idea's?

have you tried using restorator? its what i used for the start button.. Open explorer.exe in restorator. under Bitmap the images u want are 7013-7016 copy and paste the image uw ant to use over the images listed save as explorer1.exe. close restorator rename explorer.exe int he winmdows directory to explroer.bak and then take the 1 fromt he one u wanna use and reboot... worth a shot

Edit.. i forgot u first ahve to take ownership of the explorer.exe file and give urself full control permissions

I am having a problem. No matter what picture I choose for my User Account, it will not display. All I get is that little box with a red X in it. It won't display on the desktop or in the box when changing User Account information. Any suggestions? System operates fine except for that.

WIN XP PRO - We use a program called Kodak Imaging to view TIF TIFF files in our company On this specific laptop simply changing the file assoc's to KODAK doesn't work It will continue to open in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer and just ignore what I set the associations to Things I've Tried Reinstalling Kodak Picture Viewer Associations! Can't and Change File - Fax Imaging and re-setting the file types Deleting TIF and TIFF extensions and re-creating them and re-assoc'ing them Disabling Windows Picture and Fax Viewer by running a command Logging on under another profile and setting the file associations to test it Right-click on a document open with -- gt quot always use quot - just for the heck of it Nothing works Of course if you right-click and do an open with - gt Kodak Imaging it will Picture and Fax Viewer - Can't Change File Associations! open up in the correct program but simply double-clicking on a TIF image will still open in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer - Can't Change File Associations! Picture and Fax Viewer It's hell-bent on ONLY OPENING with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer no matter what I'm telling it to do If only computers would listen I was thinking of removing uninstalling fax viewer from the windows components sections in control panel BUT it's not listed Any thoughts AdamD

A:Picture and Fax Viewer - Can't Change File Associations!

Go to My Computer
Go to Tools / Folder Options
Go to File Types tab
Highlight TIF
Click on Change
Look for your Kodak program - if it's not there (unlikely) browse for the .exe file within the relevant folder in Program Files when clicking Browse... but I bet it's in there).
Press OK
Click APPLY
Highlight TIFF
Repeat as above.
Remember to click APPLY again
Close.

I have folders containing audio files (mostly audio books) with completely irrelvant and stupid pictures on them which I cannot change!!! There is no customisation tab on the properties menu like Vista.

I now have an audio book based on picking up women with a strange looking woman on it and an audio book on Atheism by Betrand Russell with a big, fat gospel singer on the front because Windows Media Player thinks that it is an album by a singer which it isn't! Even the files have the same incorrect picture which I am helpless to change.

This is so damn dumb! Why can't I change the picture on the front? Am I stuck with it?

Any ideas?

A:Cannot Change Folder or file picture/icons!!!

I prefer all folders to be "general" rather than content related - a "pictures" directory is a hinderance to my style of work. Sounds like your situation is similar...here is how I set the directories and folders.

> I use the tried and true OLD explorer view where you see the tree display on the left.

> I use the tried and true OLD explorer view to include the Menu bar.

> Select the desired folder from the left nav pane such as Desktop>Libraries>Pictures.

> Right click on the folder and select Properties.

> Click the Optimize this library for: drop list and select General Items.

> Click Apply then click OK.

> From the Menu bar click View>Choose details... and select (or deselect) items as desired.I hope that at least gets you started.

I know that if you go under properties there are a lot of icons to choose from. I want a picture that I downloaded since I accidently deleted the .ico file in my download folder. It's a shortcut to a program. Of course I emptied the recycle bin!

A:How do I change the icon symbol/picture on desktop to my own jpg?

Redownload the picture you deleted, then go to one of the many websites which change jpegs to icon files. Put your icon in a place which is safe, then do the change icon procedure which you know about, choosing your icon file.

these instructions provided my Microsoft itself couldn't be further from the truth. It says on your Office 365 settings page, to click the photo icon, but there is no photo icon on the page at all. Nowhere in sight do I even see any trace of a photo icon to change. On my personal info page, it shows a generic picture icon, but it is not clickable or changeable! How do I change it? Because Microsoft's instructions are incorrect

A:unable to change Office365 account picture

Instead of trying in Office, go to your Microsoft account instead. https://account.microsoft.com/aboutFrom there sign in with your Microsoft credentials. Then in the upper right corner you'll see your 'missing' avatar use the pulldown to choose settings. Then on the right side you'll see the Hello greeting. Click the blank image circle and change it there. That will then update to all your Microsoft services.

When i login into my acer laptop, it always shows the same picture, how do I change the picture to something else?

A:how do i change the acer aspire startup picture?

You can use any picture you like but it needs to be big enough to fit the screen reasonably well. You just right click the picture file and select "set as desktop background".Always pop back and let us know the outcome - thanks

Hi, I would like some image's Date Picture Taken changed, the method I am using now is change Date Picture Taken of one image at a time in Windows Photo Gallary, I have about 300 images, as you can see, I still have a long way to go.Is there a faster way of changing Date Picture Taken? And I don't want all images have the same Date Picture Taken, it would be better if one image is just one second more than the previous ones.For example, I would change one Date Picture Taken 00:01:00 and the next image should be 00:01:01 and than the next 00:01:02 and so on.IS there a software that can do that? OR anything? PLEASE HELP!

I want to open .jpg files using Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, and I have changed the file association to do that. The problem is, when I click on the "open image for editing" button, it opens Paint. I want it to open Photoshop. There appear to be no options (or any other) menus available. How do I change this?

A:Win picture & fax viewer - how to change default editing app?

It requires editing the registry, so backup the key you need to change, first. Instructions can be found on This Page.Or use the free utility at the bottom of the page.moper

sir/madam
I am a windows 8 pro user and my windows is fully activated but still when I go to P.C SETTINGS I am not able to change my account picture, lock screen & start screen
display, So kindly help me.
Regards
utkarsh chandel

A:not able to change the account picture..my Windows 8 pro is activated..please help

I was able to solve it by taking control of the "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\User Account Pictures" folder, or in some cases "C:\...\Default Account Pictures"

The behavior of my viewer recently changed and, while a small change, it is annoying.

How I typically used it and how it worked for me...

In a pictures folder, I would right-click on a JPG and I would have full-screen view of the picture along with the buttons that would allow me to go forward, backward, rotate, launch picture editor, etc.

How it now works...

The buttons have disappeared and I cannot figure how this change occurred. Almost like I accidentally hit some configuration settings. I can only navigate forward/backward by using the arrow/cursor keys.

By using the filmstrip view, I can get a smaller version of what I used to have, but I prefer the other.

Hope this makes sense. Any insights? By the way, am running a current HP Media Center Edition computer using XP.

Thanks much.

A:Mysterious Change in MSFT Picture/FAX Viewer

Just a Bump ... Sorry, I can't help with M$ IF viewer.I've replaced it with the Freeware ... http://www.irfanview.com/ .. as my systems Default viewer AND editor.Been so long .. I can't remember what all M$ IF viewer can't do.

Irfanview is very popular here at TSG ... You're welcome to come join the club.Then we can all speak the same language.

I have been tying to change the Background color on Photoviewer (in Windows 7), and for this application window only. I have tried the combinations in Windows Color and Appearance but to no avail. I tried the various window color options but none changed this particular window. It is NOT the color cast I wish to change. I want to change the color of the window behind and to the side of the picture displayed. it currently is a pale pale blue. I would like to change it to a dark gray or Black.

On a fresh install of Win 7 Pro 64bit, I can't change my account picture via the control panel. I had to manually copy my desired picture into the directory where the other images are stored. I tried registering nusrmgr.cpl and it fails to load because it's not on my computer. Is there a way to extract it out of my Install DVD?

A:nusrmgr.cpl won't load, can't change my account picture

I am trying to learn everything about 7 so can you give more specifics about what your problem was?

in the control panel you couldn't change the image? did you choose an image from your Harddrive? give me more information.

My Windows machine has only one interactive account - the built-in quot administrator quot account It is just an internal file- and media-server without a monitor which is accessed exclusively through Remote Desktop I would like to change the quot user picture quot associated with that built-in admin How admin change the built-in to picture the for account? account Trying to do it the quot usual How to change the picture for the built-in admin account? quot way - through Control Panel - gt User Accounts - does not work Apparently user picture selection is handled by a Metro app And Metro apps are not launchable How to change the picture for the built-in admin account? from the built-in admin Most likely there are workarounds I can try using that hack that enables Metro apps under the built-in admin Or I can add another interactive admin account and try changing the picture of the built-in admin from that other admin I don't know whether any of these will work I haven't tried yet But is there a more straightforward way to set the user picture for an account Like copy the picture file to some folder or something like that

A:How to change the picture for the built-in admin account?

Best practice is to not use the built in Administrator account for general use. Create an admin level account for daily use and leave the built in account for emergencies. If you have only one account and for some reason you cannot log into it you will have no access, no easy way to solve the problem. Having an alternate account makes this much easier.

Lets face it, Windows has some 'lovely' background images for various applications but some are just too 'dated'!This one may be fairly insignificant but you can change it, if you wish, easily using a PNG image of your choice with the help of:

Resource Hacker

Default:

Carefully follow the procedure found here:

[Tip] How to Modify System Files Using Resource Hacker in Windows - AskVG

to modify the following resource:

C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll\PNG folder\5420-1033

Result example:

*Follow instructions carefully and always create a Restore Point before performing any tweaks!*

A:Change 'Create Picture Password' UI Background

Hey Edwin,

That's pretty neat for the default image used for the picture password background.

If a user uses a picture password, they'll see whatever image they choose for it instead though.

Myself being the administrator on my home pc I created another user account that can be used by my kids. I noticed a problem when attempting to open jpeg photos while signed in to this account. I assumed the same program that I have set for this task on my account would launch when attempting to open a pic. Instead a window pops up that says something like "there is no program associated with this file type. Please choose a program from a list or search the web for a suitable program". When I attempt to choose the same program I use and I check "always use this program" the photo will open in said program but once I close it and attempt to open it again the same thing happens all over again. Why is this happening..?

A:user account picture viewing problem

Hello Mrmars

Here is another way to try to make it stick

Open a Windows Explorer window such as 'My Computer' then go to
Tools\Folder Options.
From the folder options, select the 'file types' tab, and wait while Windows builds the list of file types present on your PC.

Scroll through the 'registered file types' box until you find jpeg.
Highlight it and hit the 'change' button below to select a new application to open this file type by default.

I have changed my login screen background picture using Windows 10 Login Screen Changer (available at the MyDigitalLife forums). Unfortunately, the option to Disable User Account picture won't work for me, so I had to delete all the copies of my account pic in the 'UserAccountPictures' folder, so that my login background image doesn't show my account pic.This also removes the account pic from the top of my Start menu, my User Account Profile, and online at all Microsoft sites.

There MUST be a way to enable an account picture everywhere EXCEPT on the login screen ...? I'm not adverse to editing the registry, or changing system files, if need be. I've been a computer enthusiast since the mid '80s, and I want my OS to do what I want it to do, not what the 'mighty' Microsoft deems to be the options I should be allowed to tinker with.

Hi everyone I'm fairly technical and was a network and tech Director for a few years so have some familiarity with prior Windows versions but Win is On Own Its User Picture Logon Windows Changed 7 a bit new to me I went to login today and my login picture had been changed Looking in Windows Event Viewer under Security I can see it occurred at in the morning I was on another computer at that time Windows 7 User Logon Picture Changed On Its Own and running a utility from Microsoft on the PC in question that just collects system information I was trying to figure out why it changed and reviewing the event logs I don't see the reason only that an account change occurred I replicated it by changing my picture again to another one and the Windows 7 User Logon Picture Changed On Its Own same system event occurred confirming its identity So basically I had a flower as the login picture On its own it changed to a fish I didn't make the change I wasn't even using this machine at that time however a Windows utility from MS was running -- but -- I reran that same utility tonight it's one that just reports system usage and it did not change the picture so I believe that is coincidence So my question is why would Windows change the default logon picture for a user on its own to something else To help with information the utility that MS had me run was the Microsoft Product Support Reports There are also multiple instances on this computer the one where the picture changed on its own of another PC that was running Windows logging into it as a SYSTEM and then logging back out then in and out continuously but not in a pattern that would make me think it was a process My other machines on the network do not have that issue in the log file I checked the McAfee Firewall and it was enabled It has been catching attempts to login to VNC but they've been denied VNC is also disabled I'm a little freaked out about what could have caused this Any thoughts Why would this change on its own Thanks Danielle

hi guys! i am currently using windows 7 home premium 32 bit and having problem with changing size of user account picture.

what it is is when i change the 128 x 128 picture's size to 64 x 64 and set it as user account picture and see the log on screen, it doesn't actually shrink. instead what i am getting is a blurry version still with the size of 128 x 128.

it seems that windows 7 has a fixed setting on that. and i need your help!

any contribution would be appreciated. thanks!

A:changing size of user account picture?

Not really understanding why this is an issue for you.... that being said. The image will always be that default size though, I'm not aware of a way to change it.Whether you use a 64pixel or a 8megapixel digital camera image it's going to show the same size there.

HiI have new installation of Win XP Home SP If I go to control panel - gt user accounts I can select new user picture Windows XP changing - problems picture user However it Windows XP - changing user picture problems won t update itself in that window e g if I select a ball and click quot change quot button or doubleclick the picture I will be back to account overview screen with options to change password picture etc but the user picture will remain the same duck in this example Windows XP - changing user picture problems However if I open start menu I can see that picture has changed Windows XP - changing user picture problems What can be wrong If I select another picture without closing user accounts window it will get updated with previous picture in that window and with correct image in start menu If I close the user accounts window and open it again it will be with correct picture Same thing happens for and from different accounts limited admin nbsp picture png nbsp nbsp KB nbsp nbsp downloadsI just checked and it happens on another computer as well

Hello, my user account picture on the log in screen is not showing all of the pictures that i choose, pictures appear to be cropped, and only 75% of any picture is displayed, I have tried several different from my images file, but always the same result.Can anyone help please.

A:my user account picture does not display properly

they need to be a certain size to display correctly, cant remember off the top of my head what that size is , i will have a google

I was wondering if there is a way in which you can change the size of the user picture in the logon screen... What I mean here... is that, no matter the picture you use for it, the logon screen shows it at a "fixed" size... but sometimes, it is shown in a little frame, while in other PC's, you can see it bigger... I don't know if it's matter of resolutions... I hope I'm getting understood...

Is there a way to control or change that?

Thanks in advance people.

See ya!!!

A:Logon screen user picture size

Not without a funky res hack.Which logon screen do you mean? There is the classic and the new one...

I did also notice that the user pic is a little larger if you're logged in and have locked the workstation.

Does anyone know of a way, or an app, which would allow me to have my user account picture update every the login / lock screen is displayed?

Basically I have a folder full of images that I like to use as my account picture, but instead of changing it every week or whatever, I'd like for it to change every time I login, so next time the login/lock screen is shown, it's different..

Does anyone know of anything like this? Or would be able to make a simple script to do it?

EDIT: Ok I've made a script which updates the user profile .bmp file, but changing that file does NOT update the user profile picture if it's a local user (it works for domain users apparently).. Any idea where the actual edit needs to be made / what cache needs dropping?

Thanks for any help!Chuckun

A:Auto-changing user account picture?

Hmmm. I fired up Process Monitor (PM) and was not able to see the step(s) that you need to do to get the desired results. You might want to spend more time on it than I did. Filter PM on Explorer and record/monitor the events that take place when you manually change a user's picture via Control Panel > User Accounts.

The profile bmp that you mentioned can be deleted if this is for a local user account - even after a restart, the user image is coming from somewhere else.

If you really want to dig into this issue - you can run PM from one user account while you log off and on to another user account. PM should show you where W7 is getting the image from for the log on screen.

Here's one solution that i have developed for this specific problem.
Place the .exe wherever you want, then run it once to set it as an autostart item for Windows.
The user picture will vanish from existence.

It will only re-appear if you change the Theme or if you reposition the taskbar around your desktop, but then again you can manually run the .exe once more.

Works for Windows Vista, Windows 7.

A:Remove User Picture from Start Menu

Thank you. Too bad it doesn't play nice with vertical task bars. Since this exe doesn't remove the margin where the user picture used to be and in vertical view the entire user picture is 'inside' the right pane of the start menu, you get a large amount of blank space in the right pane. Oh well.

Does anyone share my problem of not being able to change my display picture, despite knowing how it is done. I get the same message that the it is not a valid image file, despite having been used in older versions of Messenger. The option to use a webcam does not function either, nor insert a Dynamic picture. Everything else functions, but not being able to change from the wlm icon picture. Very strange. Does anyone have the answer please.